Monetize your AI memory

Most memory packs are free and public — that is the point of an open registry. But some knowledge is worth charging for: a battle-tested architecture playbook, a domain-specific rule set, a migration runbook you spent weeks distilling.

This article is a worked example of turning that into a paid pack: what belongs in the free preview, what to gate, and how buyers install it after purchase.

What readers get for free

Everyone can see a pay pack's README, its metadata, and the purpose of its memory files — enough to decide whether it is worth buying. The free portion should answer one question: is this for me?

The rest — the actual rules, the full playbook — is gated. Here is how to draw that line. 👇